Law firms

Hamish McNicol

AI contract analysis system Kira has been on a trying journey. Having landed $50m in funding, Hamish McNicol and Thomas…

Hamish McNicol

Luminance has shot to prominence unlike any other UK legal tech start-up. But Hamish McNicol finds there is still plenty…

Thomas Alan

Thomas Alan assesses the initially lauded, now forgotten social inclusion initiative ‘Forgive my ignorance, can you tell me what you…

Thomas Alan

An array of City and US firms have landed roles advising on Boston Scientific’s buyout of British healthcare firm BTG…

Legal Business

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is advising entertainment and communications company ARRIS on its proposed $7.4bn acquisition by CommScope Holding Company.…

Marco Cillario

Global players scaled up their investment in continental Europe this autumn, with Dentons launching its fourth German base and White…

Marco Cillario

China and Hong Kong are becoming increasingly challenging places for the global elite as the competition for talent from local…

Thomas Alan

Thomas Alan assesses the fortunes of the US giant after a (relatively) expansive 2018 Paul Hastings’ recent London history could…

Marco Cillario

For a 109-year-old giant that fielded just 12 offices at the beginning of 2017, Kirkland & Ellis has had an…

Marco Cillario

The view from Fort Canning Hill is telling. You stand next to an early 20th century lighthouse, a testament to…

Marco Cillario

Marco Cillario caught up with CMS UK managing partner Stephen Millar to discuss the first year since the three-way union…

David Burgess

Simmons & Simmons : The Legal 500 Rankings Simmons & Simmons have been going through a period of growth. For…

Thomas Alan

Firms began their Christmas shopping in earnest last week, with LB100 pacesetter Fieldfisher strengthening its energy practice while Pinsent Masons recruited…

Marco Cillario

In probably the worst kept secret in Chicago legal circles, Kirkland & Ellis has confirmed that partner Jon Ballis will become…

Tom Baker

As a crunch parliamentary vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal looks to be postponed, the European Court of Justice (ECJ)…

Thomas Alan

South west-based Ashfords and Thames Valley firm Boyes Turner are primed to merge, creating a 100 partner-strong £60m southern law firm. The…

Tom Baker

Newly-installed Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director Lisa Osofsky has suffered her first major setback, as the agency’s prosecution of two…

Nathalie Tidman

Dechert is continuing a recent spate of investment in its London office with the promotion to partner of three in the…

Thomas Alan

London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen (HJA) has brought in sweeping changes to its ownership model, making it the first…

Thomas Alan

There were signs of a pre-Christmas pick up in the City lateral market last week with Greenberg Traurig the leader following…